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| 1235.1 | Rented one last April... | SUBPAC::CRONIN | | Fri Jul 28 1995 11:02 | 8 |
| We rented a 22' Chapparall(sp?) deck boat in Florida. 7 of us
piled in with fishing gear, coolers, etc. The boat was BIA rated
for 12 or 14 people. It had a V-8 Merc I/O. Even with the bimini
up (and this is a big bimini top!) it would do just short of 40 mph.
Not bad for a barge! It may have done better but the prop was -very-
dinged and worn. We had a good time with the boat.
B.C.
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| 1235.2 | GIVE 'ER!!! | OTOOA::LEBEN | | Fri Jul 28 1995 12:54 | 7 |
| Sounds like you had a great time! Out of curiosity, was it relatively
expensive to rent one? They look like you could have a lot of fun with
one.
Rick
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| 1235.3 | | AWECIM::HANNAN | Beyond description... | Fri Jul 28 1995 14:09 | 9 |
| I'm pretty sure that I've seen a deck boat docked close
to the ramp at Quabog in No Brookfield. I did a double-take
riding down the road last weekend when I saw this deck in the
water, complete with lattice and railings around the perimiter,
and I noticed a motor on the back! I've never seen anything
like it.
/Ken
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| 1235.4 | Gonna make my brain work, huh? | SUBPAC::CRONIN | | Fri Jul 28 1995 14:20 | 10 |
| RE: .2
I -think- it was around $145 for the day. Plus about
about $40 for gas... If the prop hadn't been so bad the gas
bill would have been lower... Of course, the marina didn't want
to talk about that...
I own a little 15' Whaler w/70hp so this was very different
for me. I still prefer a CC boat, but that's just my opinion.
B.C.
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| 1235.5 | They're great lake boats. | TMAWKO::BELLAMY | Chrome don't getcha home. | Mon Jul 31 1995 08:22 | 7 |
| They are extremely popular here (Lake Norman, NC). The dealer where
I bought my Chaparrell said that they have had a number of people
trade their ski-boat and pontoon boat both in on one deck-boat.
I see them pulling skiers all the time on the lake here. I looked at
a new one but could make myself spend $25K, so I got another cuddy.
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| 1235.6 | How Old | GRANPA::GHALSTEAD | | Tue Aug 01 1995 09:31 | 7 |
| Just looking at them they seem the perfect solution when you have kids
and their friends and all you want is cruising, swimming, skiing,
inertubing etc. on the lake. Some have fresh water sinks, and heads.
How long have they been making these things ?
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| 1235.7 | Dealer in So N.H. | DPE1::SEUSS | | Mon Aug 07 1995 10:58 | 7 |
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There are a bunch of these boat on Big Island Pond in Derry N.H.
I've skied and driven one. These are great boats but around 20,000
new they should be. The name on the boats is Hurrican. Rockingham
Boat Repair on RT 111 in Hampstead N.H. is a dealer of these boats.
Bob
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